Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 comes packed with an extensive range of accessibility settings, embracing players of all abilities. Insomniac Games has made significant improvements to enhance inclusivity, continuing PlayStation's commitment to accessible gaming. Here's an overview of the accessibility features available in Spider-Man 2.
Introduction to Accessibility
Accessibility in gaming is vital, allowing everyone to enjoy interactive entertainment. PlayStation leads the charge in this endeavor, consistently offering features that cater to players with various needs, such as mobility, hearing, sight, and cognitive impairments. These features aim to level the playing field, making gaming accessible to all.
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is no exception, providing an array of accessibility options to cater to a diverse player base. Here's a comprehensive list of these options.
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Gameplay
- Challenge Level Modifiers: Tailor enemy health and damage, adjust stealth awareness, and change the game speed.
- Chase Assist: Lower chase target movement speed and enable automatic camera tracking.
- Simplify Puzzles: Make certain puzzles easier to solve.
- Dodge/Parry Timing: Widen the dodge and parry window.
- Enhanced Auto-Aim: Improve target acquisition in aim mode.
- QTE Autocomplete: Automatically complete Quick Time Events.
- Auto Heal: Automatically heal when health falls below a specified level.
Swing Assist
- Steering Assistance: Customize web-swinging difficulty.
- Slow Corner Timescale: Reduce disorientation during high-speed corner swings.
- Web Line Bending: Enable or disable web lines bending.
Controls
- Invert Controls: Customize camera and web wings controls.
- Vibration Setting: Choose between Experiential, Functional, or None.
- Repeated Button Presses: Use hold to complete button prompt sequences.
- Continuous Dodge: Continuously dodge by holding the button.
- Vibration Intensity: Adjust controller vibration strength.
- Toggles: Configure aim mode, swing/parkour mode, air trick mode, and more.
Camera
- Camera Sensitivity: Customize camera responsiveness.
- Camera Shake: Enable or disable camera shake.
- Combat Camera: Auto-rotate the camera for better enemy visibility.
Audio
- Volume: Adjust global, music, speech, UI, and SFX volume.
- Wireless Controller Speaker: Customize the controller speaker volume and experience.
- Narrated ASL: Enable narration of subtitled American Sign Language Lines.
- Voice Boost: Amplify in-game dialogue for clarity.
Frequency Controls
- High Frequency Cutoff: Disable high frequencies.
- Notch Frequency Filter: Remove specific frequency ranges.
- Low-Frequency Cutoff: Disable low frequencies.
Subtitles
- Subtitles: Display subtitles for spoken dialogue.
- Subtitle Customization: Adjust subtitle size, color, background, and opacity.
Visual
- Fullscreen Effects: Toggle damage vignettes, flashing effects, and full-screen impacts.
- Center Dot: Display a persistent focal point in the center of the screen.
- Screen Effects: Adjust motion blur, film grain, chromatic aberration, and depth of field.
- High Contrast Options: Improve visibility with shaders, background, and Spider-Sense settings.
UI (User Interface)
- Hints: Customize control hints, explicit puzzle hints, and more.
- Shortcuts: Assign shortcuts to D-Pad buttons for various actions.
- Non-Menu: Skip puzzles via the Pause menu.
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Accessibility Options Planned for December 2023 Update
Audio
- Screen Reader: Read text aloud and offer navigation guidance.
- Screen Reader Enabled: Applies to the Settings Menu, Tutorials, and Boot Screen.
- Screen Reader Volume: Adjust screen reader volume.
- Repeat Delay Time: Set time before repeated entries.
- Repeat Delay Scale: Increase entry repetition times.
Shortcuts
- Screen Reader Status
Visual
- Aim Arc Color: Customize the color arc indicator when throwing.
- Target Arc Color: Customize the color target indicator when throwing.
- Center Dot Color: Display a persistent center dot for a focal point.
- High Contrast Options: Enable various shaders and high contrast options.
Toggles
- UI Holds: Faster menu hold times.
- Touchpad in Combat: Disable Touch Pad menu access during combat.
- Controller Remapping: Remap button configurations.
- Customize Controls: Customize controls and layouts.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 provides an extensive array of accessibility settings, ensuring that every player can enjoy the game to its fullest. These features aim to make gaming a welcoming and enjoyable experience for all, further solidifying PlayStation's commitment to inclusivity.
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